Akara Wild Plant Lot n° 30

Flowers with large shrubs are about to bloom in the fully fledged Sunlight as depicted in this watercolour art on paper. This Akara Wild plant is also known as ‘Calotropis Gigantea’ which consists of waxy flowers in white and lavender colours. One of the special features of this plant is that it attracts monarch butterflies. _x000D_This flower has been mentioned in our Ancient Historical Scriptures such as, Mahabharata and it’s also a favourite flower of lord Shiva, that’s why the devotees usually offer it to Lord at the Temples. _x000D_Besides its characteristic features and spiritual significance, the painting holds the attributes of culture and tradition through its rectangular bordering which has been patterned with floral yellowish illustrations and a dark blue background border behind it. This would be a good decorative masterpiece to be hanged on the wall to make a better appearance of the room. Specifications: Water Color Painting on Paper Artist: Kailash Raj 8.0 inch X 10.0 inch Mughal Painting The Mughal school of painting runs parallel to the Mughal dynasty. It came into prominence in the sixteenth century, during the reign of king Akbar. It reached its zenith under the patronage of Akbar’s grandson – king Jahangir. The reign of the latter’s successor king Shah Jahan saw its decline and finally under the unsympathetic Aurangzeb it breathed its last. Indeed, as a school of art, the duration of Mughal painting was a limited one, extending only over approximately two and a half centuries. Actually, it has often been referred to as not exactly a school, but rather an exceptionally brilliant phase in Indian art. The roots of Mughal painting lay in Samarkand and Herat, where under the patronage of the Timurid kings, Persian art reached its apogee. Babur, a descendant of Timur, and the founder of the Mughal dynasty, speaks of a person named ‘Bihzad’ as ‘a most eminent pai